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Friday, July 9, 2021

USTR Tai Discussed Aligning Ethanol Policies With Mexico

Discussions between U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai and top Mexican trade and agricultural officials included biofuels policies between the two countries.

In a recap of the session issued by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the officials discussed several ag-trade issues, but "they also discussed the potential mutual benefits of aligning Mexico and the United States' policy on ethanol gasoline blends."

There was little detail offered in terms of what specifically "aligning" the two countries' policies would mean. But U.S. biofuel interests would no doubt welcome actions that would boost their ability to sell biofuels into a market that is geographically easy to reach.